Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun chortle

1 sense of chortle

Sense 1
chortle, chuckle -- (a soft partly suppressed laugh)
       => laugh, laughter -- (the sound of laughing)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb chortle

1 sense of chortle

Sense 1
chuckle, chortle, laugh softly -- (laugh quietly or with restraint)
       => laugh, express joy, express mirth -- (produce laughter)